Sleeve Notes: An assortment of delectable dances of Old Vienna, in original scoring. No dance music rivals that of old Vienna in combining the most ravishing, open-hearted popular appeal with the artistry and permanence of the finest musical craft. And … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This, Ray’s first HALLMARK album, is a historic occasion. Not only is it a delightful potpourri of the best of Conniff, but it is also a collection of the several “sounds” which are truly Conniff. The result is … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Composer-conductor-arranger Bert Kaempfert created a sensation with the million-selling hit recording of the hauntingly beautiful WONDERLAND BY NIGHT. With it, he almost single-handedly reestablished the popularity of the big band, and in so doing became one of its … Continued
Sleeve Notes: For many years people have been asking when the big bands will make a return to the music scene and nearly always adding … ‘and what would Glenn Miller sound like if he were playing today’s hit tunes’. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Georges Bizet died on June 3rd 1875, exactly three months after the first performance of his opera “Carmen”. He was thirty-eight. That this gifted man’s life should have ended so soon is one of music’s greatest tragedies, especially … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Imagine that you are in Hawaii a long time ago, a time when there was no tourist trade as such but native (Polynesian) Hawaiians leading a life comprised primarily of agriculture, fishing, and feasts to celebrate the gods … Continued
Sleeve Notes: It is quite fashionable, in certain circles, to look down a long and highly patronizing nose at Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, to dismiss his music as overblown and over-emotional, and in general to rank his creative genius low down … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Two years ago, the first album by Garry Blake “Sounds Like Swingin’” burst spectacularly upon a scene where new recording ideas are scarce. It was hailed by the critics as “Fresh and sparkling” One said : “If Garry … Continued
Russ Conway’s story is somewhat more tragic than the sleeve notes convey. Of course the sleeve notes are not the place to describe his propensity for bad luck and they were written long before his fall into alcoholism and depression. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: We have always admired Della Reese’s singing and were enormously pleased when the opportunity came fur as to bring her to RCA. We began her RCA history with a single recording, Don’t You Know, that underlined her warm, … Continued